Table 5.

Summary of intercorrelations between predictor variables for gay men.

	Depression	Anxiety	Negative social exchange	Thwarted belongingness	Perceived stigma	Self compassion
Depression	–	0.609**	0.560**	0.731**	0.342*	−0.522**
Anxiety		–	0.412**	0.427**	0.413**	−0.595**
Negative social exchange			–	0.494**	0.429**	−0.476**
Thwarted belongingness				–	0.360**	−0.551**
Perceived stigma					–	−0.383**
Self compassion						–

^*p < 0.01.

^**p < 0.001.